Business Supplement Question!

<p>My parents are divorced and my father has his own dental business. I live with my mother. Do I have to fill out the Business supplement even though my dad is noncustodial? Thank you.</p>

<p>If you live with your mother, you would use her income and assets to fill out FAFSA. Your father’s business would not be reported.</p>

<p>If you’re applying to a college that requires the CSS Profile, you and your mother would fill out the Profile. If the college also requires the non-custodial parent form, your father would fill that out and include the Business Supplement to report his business value. The non-custodial parent form is confidential and you/your mother will not see it; it will be sent directly to the college.</p>

<p>Is the business supplement like an additional part included in the noncustodial parent form?</p>

<p>And if I got an email saying that my noncustodial profile was sent, does that mean it was sent to the colleges?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>The custodial and non-custodial forms are pretty much the same; both ask if the parent owns a business, and then ask that the parent fill out the business page (section BA).</p>

<p>It sounds like the email is telling you that the noncustodial profile was submitted - did it name a specific college?</p>

<p>“This email serves as confirmation that your 2010-2011 Noncustodial PROFILE Application (NCP) has been submitted, and that payment has been received. Please keep this email as a record of your son or daughter’s CSS ID. You will need to refer to this number for any questions or inquiries to customer service.”</p>

<p>That’s what the email said.</p>

<p>And so basically, it seems like your saying that the business supplement is simply a section in the noncustodial profile, so basically if the NC profile is submitted, then the business part is too correct?</p>

<p>Yes, the noncustodial form would include information about the noncustodial parent’s business.</p>

<p>Okay. And based on what the email said, do you think that the NCP form was sent to the colleges or was it just submitted to the College Board?</p>

<p>I think the non-custodial parent would see the same colleges in the “My Colleges” list as the custodial parent. You might want to confirm with the colleges (in a couple of weeks after the holidays) to be sure they received the non-custodial form.</p>

<p>Thanks so much for the help vball =]</p>